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目不斜視

简目不斜视 · 繁目不斜視

Mandarin · pinyin mù bù xié shì

not to glance sideways (idiom)
to gaze fixedly
to be fully concentrated
to preserve a correct attitude

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
斜: xié · slanting, sloping, inclined
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视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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4–4–2–4 · mu4 bu4 xie2 shi4

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(idiomatic) to look straight ahead without casting any sidelong glances

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